The Meeker herald., 1887-10-29
91.s 0e Isss.

Tho ooutsss foe I rtn. this fall in
Garfsid county. - Bore than local
significance. Il ~ noticeable fact
that suc., II The 81 sess as are try
ing 70 make pnlitl1 capital against
Goysrnoy Adsms ~ the Ute affair.
sre also bitterly cvo q to the re elec-
tiou Of Kendall. ~ BITS reason. II for
no other. every oaa Garfield who in
dorscs tho cxpsIiino ste ties cannot
consistently npposs election Of Ken
daii.-Ute Chief.
Wa would like q ow the names Of
the a,ata pstefs m ID 10 abovs. 'I'hs
papers that en6eav To make an Is
sue out Of the u eesoub!es in this
county and hsspe4 '8e on the Gov
srpor and evesyto vlss connected
with tho affair, huQ 'ong since taken
II tumble and let q Of this class II
papsgs tito two - Notable we're the
Denver Rrpublicsq tui the Colorado
Sps,n1y Gazette. 49, neither do We
notice amy yefffcssofNb Mr.. Krndnll's
candidacy for Sheriff or tina, Of any
other candidate ios ocse- in this county.
Our county election l. purely local af'
fair and II II fair te presume that the
State press will allow us To choose
county otlicsrA after our own ways Of
thinking. THR HERALD endorsed Mr..
Kendall's action IN Tie Ute affair bn,
ws are most emphaticali. opios-d To
his election ~ Sheriff Of Garfield
county. MIR. Kendal 80 far neglected
hi, duty ~ an osiic~r ~ TO r.; on. Of the
most important prisoners tina; fell into
his charge during lis term of o.licc
escape. and that aft the county had
been put In u heavy expense In appre-
h-nling the prisoucr IN question. We
refer Ia Burt Faiscliiids. falfchilds. MS
W. ali know. was accused of blowing up
the RciSan Loys on Picc-ance creek.
one OF the most damnabic deeds In tie
annals Of crime. and through whirl,
heliish deed Patrick and Jane, R-igan
lost their lives While asl--p In Their
cabin q, night Auoihrr impnrt'n'
prisoner that escaped through Sheriff
Kentaii's negligence WAS Johnson. the
hors. thief. Tive county MA, also at
great expense In apps-h.nd'nI this
criminal. Mr.. Kendall has In no Why
mule an acceptable or capable officer.
nor is there one act ,i.at We know OF In
his official career that entities hin Ia
the support of the citizens II Garfield
county In hts effort, for reelection.
Mr Kendall did no more than hts iuiy
In the Ute affair anil Ia this l,c WI, ably
assisted by the citizens u IL. county.
In this matter h- dii noi accomplish
what hr started III TO d.. namely. tile
srr-,, Of Two indian horse Thieves.
! In Ri, connection sec might mention
tho fact that Il ts thr nrm belief os
s.s'.-'-s ~,,ti,s Ut III. ia al,it.N,,s OF White
ssss-~sA--s $4,000 & <1s.is', -..---s s-as.iis
AIRY Judgment In the fnih'mrnt NJ hi,
duty In tie matter of s.rsins wnrranl,
against the Ci~ hors- ;iiir,cs the late
Indian troubles would haze tecn a,e''.s.
and the stale and oa0n,y saved heavy
expense. Mr. kcnsiAll's friends make :
tix mistake when the, Construct plat
form with tire Ute wal .s tie principal
enough. To carry linn through the pres
cut county campaign. The Ch!r! makes
u mistake when Il b,irSs forward tile
Ute rumpts ~ The Real Issue" We
are informed that we have 10 rc..l.c'
Mr. Kendall and ttsrt.by sustain III.
Governors action. TIE Governors nc.
lions will stand on their merits Gov.
ernor Adams actions ~ the Lat. ,runbls
has met with the approval OF the p-o.
p!. OF Colorado and Ia not dependent; on
the election Of \ cs'uu,y official fot
endorsement. Making an issu- out Of
the Ute war as u ne.m> of endorsing.
Governor Adams In placing iha' gentle.
man In "a very untrsir.ihl. position. II
Kendall Is defcated-ani he snIrl, will
bc. where Ia your endnr.cm.ntr The
Ute war should have been kept In the
background.